Oppose the McCain package and support the Paul amendment
McCain attempts yet again to prey on American Rights
The Blaze reported recently that Vice President Joe Biden "guaranteed" to ailing Boston Mayor Tom Menino that sweeping gun control legislation would be passed by the end of January.
How sweeping?
A quick look at Feinstein's semi-auto ban legislation suggests that up to 75% of all handguns currently in circulation would be banned, along with as much as 50% of all long guns.
Depending on its configuration, the AR-15's already in circulation would be treated like machine guns. The owner would have to be fingerprinted, background checked by the FBI, and undergo a six-month license application process to keep it. And when he died, the government will seize it.
If the owner didn't get an NFA license, he could expect the SWAT teams to descend on his house.
Gun owners are aware that the question of whether this legislation could pass the Senate depends on whether the Senate changes its rules so that it could pass a gun ban with only 50 votes (plus the vote of Vice President Joe Biden) -- or whether it can write the gun ban in a House-Senate conference committee on a must-pass bill.
And this is where the Senate rules change proposals come into play.
In particular, the rules change proposals being negotiated by Arizona Senator John McCain and Michigan Senator Carl Levin would make it much easier to pass draconian gun control into law.
The first McCain-Levin rules change would make it impossible to fight a motion to proceed to gun control legislation. Remember ObamaCare? Our last real shot to kill ObamaCare was by filibustering the motion to proceed to it. Once the motion to proceed was adopted, the bill became amendable and Harry Reid could play "let's-make-a-deal."
The second McCain-Levin rules change would make it easier to add gun control to a bill in conference. Currently, senators can block a conference. If the McCain-Levin proposals are adopted, a must-pass bill could be sent to conference ... amended in conference with a draconian gun ban ... and then sent back to the House and the Senate on a take-it-or-leave-it basis.
McCain will try to tell you that that would be outside the "scope of conference." But "scope of conference" rules are never followed. Gramm-Rudman was written in conference from the ground up.
The third McCain-Levin rules change would block any amendments except for those offered by Leader Mitch McConnell and Manager McCain proposed. All other senators would be out in the cold. This McCain-Levin package must be stopped.
In addition, We insist that you support the rules amendment being proposed by Senator Rand Paul, which would require a two-thirds vote in the Senate before any anti-gun measure can be passed.
Bear in mind, that gun owners will regard a vote for McCain-Levin or against Paul as a vote on the semi-automatic ban itself.
How sweeping?
A quick look at Feinstein's semi-auto ban legislation suggests that up to 75% of all handguns currently in circulation would be banned, along with as much as 50% of all long guns.
Depending on its configuration, the AR-15's already in circulation would be treated like machine guns. The owner would have to be fingerprinted, background checked by the FBI, and undergo a six-month license application process to keep it. And when he died, the government will seize it.
If the owner didn't get an NFA license, he could expect the SWAT teams to descend on his house.
Gun owners are aware that the question of whether this legislation could pass the Senate depends on whether the Senate changes its rules so that it could pass a gun ban with only 50 votes (plus the vote of Vice President Joe Biden) -- or whether it can write the gun ban in a House-Senate conference committee on a must-pass bill.
And this is where the Senate rules change proposals come into play.
In particular, the rules change proposals being negotiated by Arizona Senator John McCain and Michigan Senator Carl Levin would make it much easier to pass draconian gun control into law.
The first McCain-Levin rules change would make it impossible to fight a motion to proceed to gun control legislation. Remember ObamaCare? Our last real shot to kill ObamaCare was by filibustering the motion to proceed to it. Once the motion to proceed was adopted, the bill became amendable and Harry Reid could play "let's-make-a-deal."
The second McCain-Levin rules change would make it easier to add gun control to a bill in conference. Currently, senators can block a conference. If the McCain-Levin proposals are adopted, a must-pass bill could be sent to conference ... amended in conference with a draconian gun ban ... and then sent back to the House and the Senate on a take-it-or-leave-it basis.
McCain will try to tell you that that would be outside the "scope of conference." But "scope of conference" rules are never followed. Gramm-Rudman was written in conference from the ground up.
The third McCain-Levin rules change would block any amendments except for those offered by Leader Mitch McConnell and Manager McCain proposed. All other senators would be out in the cold. This McCain-Levin package must be stopped.
In addition, We insist that you support the rules amendment being proposed by Senator Rand Paul, which would require a two-thirds vote in the Senate before any anti-gun measure can be passed.
Bear in mind, that gun owners will regard a vote for McCain-Levin or against Paul as a vote on the semi-automatic ban itself.
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